When the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced its 2013 lineup the night of Thursday, Jan. 24, there was no hologram of rapper Tupac Shakur topping the bill, nor a repeat appearance from hip-hop heavyweights from Jay-Z or Kanye West that have dominated the Indio festivalâs bill the past three years.

Likewise, there was no sign of the big-ticket legacy rock acts such as Paul McCartney or Roger Waters who topped the lineups the years before that.

But when the official list â" with more than 100 acts from around the globe who will descend upon the Empire Polo Club in Indio for twin weekends April 12-14 and April 19-21 â" hit the Internet, it was Coachellaâs most Coachella-esque lineup yet.

Headlining the event that has become an iconic kickoff to the nationâs festival season are Britpop heavyweights Blur and the Stone Roses, in their the first announced U.S. reunion dates; pleasing French indie rockers Phoenix; and a band that helped define alternative music, the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

All but the Stone Roses, who havenât played the U.S. in nearly 20 years, have graced Coachellaâs stages at least once since the taste-making festivalâs inception in 1999.

âItâs one of those lineups where, when you first see it, youâre a little unsure,â said Dave Brooks, managing editor of concert industry magazine Venues Today.

But, the appeal grows the more the lineup sinks in, he said.

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On social media, fans of the festival and the bands were discussing the strength and depth of the secondary âundercardâ acts, which include cult icons Lou Reed and Nick Cave.

Plus, there are reunions of Los Angeles hip-hop outfit Jurassic 5 and electronic indie rock group The Postal Service, as well as a healthy crop of established artists such as art-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Orange County punks Social Distortion and iconic hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan.

For the fans of electronic dance music, which Coachella has championed since the festivalâs inception, promoter Goldenvoice is offering up everyone from trance legend Paul Oakenfold to Dog Blood, a side project of previous Coachella performers Skrillex and Boys Noize.

Then, there are the dozens of emerging acts in smaller type who could be the festival's headliners of the future.

âItâs such a launch now for any artist,â Brooks said. âYou not only get your name on a marquee event, youâre playing in front of a huge audience.â

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